Group Accountability is crucial to addiction recovery. Many posts on this blog have been about one-to-one accountability, but (and I know this is hard) it's so important to attend some sort of Group Accountability meeting.
It can be a traditional 12 Step Meeting, it can be a group therapy session, or a Celebrate Recovery meeting. Whatever that looks like for you...but it's so important.
It counts as a G2 - Group Accountability Light.
I mentioned that it's important to find a group that deals with similar addictions. I will say personally I would not relate to someone who had a drug addiction while I was dealing with CoDependency. I know from experience that Celebrate Recovery starts with everyone combined to have a worship time and then breaks apart into separate groups and most often by gender. Others like AA meetings combine everyone together men and women. You are the only one who can decide what feels right but there IS a group that can help you out.
At most meetings you don't have to say a single word until you are ready. But as the time goes along, the reason you attend is to be able to open up, have others understand your experiences, and offer support. Not all meetings are alike - don't give up finding the right one!
Your support system ought to include others who have walked the path that you are going through.
Use recoveryBox with your group to share how your life is turning around and the Green Lights are improving (showing growth in healthy areas). Share your yellow or red lights when ready. There is no need to have to rethink everything since you already recorded it. Use that to reflect back at a later date and learn from those mistakes. Then move on!
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